Cybersecurity
Addressing solutions to the rising cybersecurity risks and the lack of cyber capabilities.
About this hub
It is based at the University of Montenegro (Montenegro).
It focuses on cybercrime which tends to dominate the security challenges, with malware, phishing, ransomware, and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) amog the most prevalent threat vectors.
It pioneers initiatives created to overcome several of the most demanding factors affecting the employability of cybersecurity experts by providing students with the early possibility to combine academic study with real-world experience.
Thematic areas
NT1 computer and information sciences
NT2 computer security (NT3: data protection, network security, access control, cryptography, malicious software )
NT1 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
NT2 electronic engineering
NT2 information engineering (NT3 telecommunications)
NT1 law
NT2 criminology
NT2 human rights
NT1 economics and business
NT2 business and management
Objectives
The objectives of the Innovation Hub on Cybersecurity of the University of Montenegro are to:
- Contribute to the development of cyber security professionals and experts in Montenegro and wider
- Provide interaction and co-creation space for academia, business, government and civil society in the cyber security domain
- Provide training and experimental infrastructure for students and researchers
- Contribute to the creation of research and innovation projects in cybersecurity
- Connect the Ulysseus innovation ecosystems in the field of cyber security
Existing facilities & resources
The Innovation Hub has received a lab space in the newly opened Science and Technology Park of Montenegro, as of September 2024. However, no infrastructure has been set up yet, as we are at the conception stage of setting up the Hub. Its fully operational physical infrastructure is foreseen for the end of 2027.
